Prime factors of 10644

The prime factors are: 2, 2, 3, 887
Prime Factor Decomposition or Prime Factorization is the process of finding which prime numbers can be multiplied together to make the original number. 10644 divided by 2, 2, 3, 887 gives no remainder. This means Prime number are numbers that can divide without remainder.

How to Calculate Prime Factorization of 10644?

The main method of prime factorization is start dividing the number by the any divisible prime numbers until the only numbers left are prime numbers \( (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, ...) \).

\(10644\div \color{red}{2} = 5322\)
\(5322\div \color{red}{2} = 2661\)
\(2661\div \color{red}{3} = 887\)
\(887\div \color{red}{887} = 1\)

Factorize\( (10644) = \) \(2\times 2\times 3\times 887\)